Pill — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɪl/.

Examples

his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

birth control pill tablet lozenge oral contraceptive anovulatory drug oral contraceptive pill tab anovulant contraceptive pill

Parts of Speech

noun	something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
noun	a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
noun	a unpleasant or tiresome person
noun	something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured “his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take”
noun	a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pille

etwas, das in Form oder Größe einer Medikamententablette ähnelt

🇫🇷French

pilule

quelque chose qui ressemble à un comprimé de médicament par sa forme ou sa taille

🇪🇸Spanish

píldora

algo que se asemeja a una tableta de medicamento en forma o tamaño

🇮🇹Italian

pillola

qualcosa che assomiglia a una compressa di medicina per forma o dimensione

🇳🇱Dutch

pil

iets dat qua vorm of grootte lijkt op een medicijntablet

🇵🇹Portuguese

pílula

algo que se assemelha a um comprimido de medicamento em forma ou tamanho

🇷🇺Russian

таблетка

что-то, напоминающее по форме и размеру таблетку с лекарством

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोली

कोई ऐसी चीज़ जो आकार या माप में दवा की गोली जैसी हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বড়ি

আকৃতি বা আকারে ওষুধের ট্যাবলেটের মতো কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

மாத்திரை

வடிவம் அல்லது அளவு மருந்து மாத்திரையை ஒத்த ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

మాత్ర

ఆకారం లేదా పరిమాణంలో ఔషధం యొక్క టాబ్లెట్‌ను పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गोळी

आकार किंवा आकारात औषधाच्या टॅब्लेटसारखे दिसणारे काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોળી

કંઈક કે જે આકાર અથવા કદમાં દવાની ટેબ્લેટ જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾತ್ರೆ

ಆಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಔಷಧದ ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ಲೆಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗുളിക

ആകൃതിയിലോ വലുപ്പത്തിലോ ഒരു മരുന്ന് ഗുളികയോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਲੀ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਆਕਾਰ ਵਿਚ ਦਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਗੋਲੀ ਵਰਗੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گولی

کوئی ایسی چیز جو شکل یا سائز میں دوا کی گولی سے مشابہ ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丸

形状或大小类似于药片的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

ピル

形や大きさが薬の錠剤に似ているもの

🇰🇷Korean

알약

모양이나 크기가 약 알약과 비슷한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viên thuốc

một cái gì đó giống như một viên thuốc có hình dạng hoặc kích thước

🇹🇭Thai

ยา

สิ่งที่มีลักษณะคล้ายเม็ดยาที่มีรูปร่างหรือขนาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pil

sesuatu yang menyerupai tablet obat dalam bentuk atau ukuran

🇵🇭Filipino

tableta

isang bagay na kahawig ng isang tableta ng gamot sa hugis o sukat

🇲🇾Malay

pil

sesuatu yang menyerupai tablet ubat dalam bentuk atau saiz

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حبة

شيء يشبه قرص الدواء في الشكل أو الحجم

🇮🇷Persian

قرص

چیزی که از نظر شکل یا اندازه شبیه یک قرص دارو باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

hap

şekil veya boyut olarak ilaç tabletine benzeyen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּדוּר

משהו שדומה לטבלית תרופה בצורתו או בגודלו

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The primary meaning of 'pill' is 'something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size'.

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